"Let me just say on behalf of all of Montana, Mr. President, thank you for giving us hope again", said Gianforte at a rally in Missoula, Montana.

The response came after the United States president drew cheers from the crowd at a rally by hailing Greg Gianforte, a Congress member for Montana, for having assaulted Ben Jacobs, the Guardian's political correspondent, in May previous year.

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"I was in Rome with leaders when I heard about it, and I heard that he body-slammed a reporter", Trump said. "I shouldn't say that, but there's nothing to be embarrassed about".

"Then I said, wait a minute, I know Montana pretty well, I think it might help him, and it did", Trump added.

Hurricane Michael toll expected to riseCharlotte, North Carolina's largest city, was expecting as much as six inches of rain and wind gusts exceeding 30 miles per hour . ABC News meteorologist Ginger Zee saw a devastating storm surge in Mexico Beach, Florida, topple a house from its foundation.

Rep Gianforte pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in June 2017 and said in an apology letter that he alone was responsible for the attack. "We should never shrug at the president cheerleading for a violent act targeting a free and independent news media".

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